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Alissa de Chassey • April 16, 2026
What is artificial general intelligence, and how will we know when we’ve achieved it? Understanding the debate over engineered superintelligence
Perri Thaler • July 8, 2025
A newly-identified problem in deep learning models indicates that they can’t continually learn without assistance from humans
K.R. Callaway • January 27, 2025
Researchers and educators acknowledge benefits, but some worry AI in education is impeding both teaching and learning
Marta Hill • October 9, 2024
David Baker, Demis Hassabis and John Jumper awarded for advancements in protein design and structure prediction
K.R. Callaway • October 8, 2024
This year’s prize was awarded to John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton for machine learning discoveries
Sara Hashemi • November 3, 2023
New research suggests artificial intelligence detects more breast cancer cases than two radiologists
Niko McCarty • January 13, 2021
For historians, recoloring an old photograph is meticulous, time-consuming work that computer programs can’t match
Niko McCarty • January 8, 2021
Computer programs can't yet create music that rivals the best musicians', but that isn't stopping some companies from trying
Hannah Seo • June 10, 2020
Technology is permeating every part of human life, including art, but what does that mean?
Passant Rabie • April 11, 2019
The race to build a self-aware robot is on, but how do we define self awareness in a robot?
Passant Rabie • February 26, 2019
A team of researchers has created an artificial intelligence (AI) system that mimics human religiosity, laying the groundwork for psychologically accurate AI that can predict human behavior
Dan Robitzski • September 18, 2017
Mimicking the human brain will only hinder the pursuit of true artificial intelligence, says Facebook’s director of AI research.
Dan Robitzski • June 7, 2017
Never mind determining whether a robot can be conscious, we can’t even decide what the word means
Dan Robitzski • May 10, 2017
Today's robots are nothing like in the movies. Here's what it would take to get there.
Sarah Lewin • June 13, 2014
The Turing test doesn’t measure a computer’s intelligence, but it does say something about its usefulness — here’s how.